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Lightwave Dental
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Orthodontist

DentistPart-Time

Listed compensation

Up–$500K profit sharing

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

At Carolina Orthodontics and Children's Dentistry, our top priority is to provide our patients with the highest quality care in a friendly, fun, state-of-the-art environment with unmatched professional service. Our specialists and the entire team are proud to offer outstanding orthodontic and children's dental care.

Position Summary

We are growing! Successful Pediatric and Orthodontic Practice Seeking its Next Amazing Orthodontist!

Carolina Orthodontics and Children's Dentistry is expanding, and we are seeking a dynamic Orthodontist for our new Fayetteville location!

  • Associate position leading to partnership that comes with a large cash bonus paid out on office performance
  • Up to $500k in profit sharing possible in the first year
  • Built-in referral network from multiple, LOCAL offices within our group
  • An in-House Pediatric Dentist
  • 30 minutes from Pinehurst/South Pines
  • 2-4 days/week

This beautiful practice needs support for our loyal family of patients! The ideal candidate will join us in providing a holistic approach to patient care with a kind chair side manner, strong work ethic, and excellent expanded clinical skills. If you love working to your fullest potential & being part of a fun, patient focused practice, we need to talk!

Support for business growth and non-clinical management support:

We ensure our doctors are surrounded by a team of strong, dedicated, and skilled professionals from the front desk to the clinical experts. We provide strategic marketing efforts, targeting the most effective strategies for your market.

  • Expert staff members
  • Marketing to fuel new patient growth and referrals
  • Supplies and equipment
  • Negotiating insurance rates
  • Dedicated Regional Operations Director committed to your success

Responsibilities

  • Provide amazing care to our patients
  • Work collaboratively and professionally with staff
  • Bring a positive attitude to work every day.

Qualifications

  • Strong communication skills to build positive relationships with patients and parents
  • Dedication to providing consistent, quality dental care
  • Commitment to Continued Dental Education
  • Desire to expand business knowledge
  • DDS or DMD from accredited school
  • Graduated from an Accredited Orthodontics Residency Program

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Relationship BuildingCollaboration

Orthodontics Career Context

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Dentist market look like in North Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 25% in dentistranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedDentist median $354k (middle half $229k–$400k)46 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in North Carolina209 active5,754 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusNorth Carolina healthcare professional listings: 36% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 5% offer loan repayment209 active listings, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,154 Dentist listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Orthodontist at Lightwave Dental a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Dentist — ranked against 3,154 active Dentist listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Dentist listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Lightwave Dental

Hospitals and Health Care
Woodbridge, Virginia
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Profit sharing up to $500K
Partnership track
Cash bonus on performance
Built-in referral network
In-house pediatric dentist
Expert staff
Marketing support
Supplies and equipment

Living in Fayetteville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,362/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.0
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Fayetteville, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.